> By naming it such, it felt like an implicit dig that most altruism is not effective. Like oh your altruism is not that productive, but my altruism, well it's

> By naming it such, it felt like an implicit dig that most altruism is not effective. Like oh your altruism is not that productive, but my altruism, well it's effective altruism. But ... that's where effective altruism comes from. Have you not noticed the eroding trust in charities (https://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2015/sep/17/how-charities-can-win-back-public-trust https://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2015/se...) over the past decade? Effective altruism is just a counter-movement against wasteful charities and engenders a growing realization that not all donations are good and even that donations might not always be the best solution. It wasn't about lecturing anybody, it was about (for example) figuring out which charities are most effective and least wasteful with the money that they receive.